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The Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has proposed the date for both Presidential and Parliamentary elections, be moved from December 7 to November 7. The EC also wants election days to be designated as national holidays. The proposals were put forward during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) …

The Eastern Region has been chosen to host the 67th Independence Day National Celebration scheduled for 6 March 2023. Lord Commey, director of operations at the Office of the President, led members of the national planning committee to the Eastern Region, where they informed the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs …

An economist, Dr. Sidi Ali, has charged the government to improve private sector businesses in the country to create an enabling environment for employment and other job opportunities. Dr. Sidi Ali indicated that the leadership of the country must lay down effective mechanisms that will produce decent jobs for the …

Ahenkan FM’s presenter, Adwenpa-Hene Kofi Mensah, secretly known as Mensah Francis, has provided a metro high-speed ceiling fan to the Akyem Aboabo Health Center to help circulate air to staff and patients within their various facilities. The ceiling fan was presented to the administrator of the healthcare facility on Thursday, …

The National Parliamentary Vetting Committee and National Appeals Committee have disqualified the sole contender, Dennis Obeng Agyei who filed nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Akim Oda Constituency. This situation arises as the vetting results necessary for his campaign and participation in the January …

On January 16, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., two cars collided on the Akyem Aboabo-Asene route. A Kia Mighty with registration number ER-1277-19 and a Toyota with registration number GT-5405-20 were the two vehicles involved in the collision. The only people in both automobiles were the drivers. The report states …

The Member of Parliament for the Akim Swedru Constituency, and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kennedy Osei Nyarko have given the Akyem Aduasa community access to a state-of-the-art toilet. He was accompanied by the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Kwame Asare-Danso, and Mr. Dominic …

The former NPP Member of Parliament for the Asene-Manso-Akroso constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Yaw Owusu Boateng, has said that the issue facing Ghana is that everyone, without exception, is corrupt. He said, “Everyone is corrupt, from gutter cleaners to the presidency,” in an exclusive interview with reporter Nana …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of Parliament (MP) for the South Dayi constituency in the Volta Region, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor (the applicant), has instituted a court action against Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, the serving Controller and Accountant General of the Republic. The applicant is essentially seeking an order of the court to …

The Achiase District Security Council (DISEC), Christian Council of Churches, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Achiase Constituency, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo intervened to mediate a 13-year-old chieftaincy dispute that had split the people of Akyem Achiase in the Eastern Region and impeded the area’s development. The DCE, who is …